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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Starlight 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

102Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Starlight 2

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Starlight 2 route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae552025+13%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae402025+72%2015
European StarlingSturnidae332025+25%2015
Yellow WarblerParulidae292025-10%2015
American CrowCorvidae282025-26%2015
American RobinTurdidae282025-4%2015
American GoldfinchFringillidae252025+142%2015
OvenbirdParulidae222025-1%2015
Common YellowthroatParulidae212025-4%2015
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae202025+56%2015
VeeryTurdidae182025+110%2015
BobolinkIcteridae172025+40%2015
American RedstartParulidae142025-6%2015
Turkey VultureCathartidae142025-29%2017
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122025-64%2015
Gray CatbirdMimidae122025+9%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae102025-40%2015
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae92025+56%2015
Common GrackleIcteridae92025+189%2015
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae82025-51%2015
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025-4%2015
House SparrowPasseridae82025+107%2016
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025+3%2016
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025-55%2015
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62025-33%2015
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae62008n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025-33%2015
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52025+25%2015
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025-38%2015
Canada GooseAnatidae52025-10%2018
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52024+167%2016
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52025-21%2016
Tufted TitmouseParidae52025+25%2017
Barred OwlStrigidae52024+400%2022
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+56%2015
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+38%2015
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42025-30%2017
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024+167%2019
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42025+0%2018
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-36%2015

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.